Former Texas Longhorns receiver Xavier Worthy made his NFL preseason debut for the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.
Worthy finished with three catches for 62 yards and a touchdown. He also added one carry for 11 rushing yards. His score came on a 39-yard pass behind the defense in the first quarter on a throw from Chiefs backup quarterback Carson Wentz, which helped Kansas City build a 13-0 lead.
However, the Lions rallied and snagged the victory with a game-winning 43-yard field goal from Jake Bates as time expired. Texas Longhorns wide receiver Xavier Worthy runs the ball during the Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff semifinals game against the Washington Huskies at the Caesars Superdome on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. / Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK"I’m definitely getting more comfortable understanding the bits and pieces of the offense," Worthy said. "So just getting familiar with that is really big.
On his touchdown catch, Worthy got past the Lions secondary in a blink and was multiple steps ahead of the nearest defender.“To be honest, I'm not,” Worthy said when asked if he was surprised how open he was. “I feel like I've been preparing like this in practice. But the only problem with that was I was so wide open, it was one of those ones the ball was coming weird, so just secure it. And when I secured, I stumbled, I'm like “damn!’ I would have been out.
Worthy and the Chiefs will wrap up preseason play on Thursday against the Chicago Bears before kicking off the regular season at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Sept. 5.
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